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The 2016 IAC AirVenture aircraft parking registration is now open!  It is not required to to register ahead of time, but it is always appreciated for planning purposes.  Register here.

Don't forget to check out the EAA AirVenture website for planning information and the NOTAM.

With the approach of Judges School season, we're getting inquiries about the Aresti Catalog.

There are no new figures for 2016. So you can continue to use your 2014 and 2015 catalogs if you like. Glider pilots should note that the super slow roll has been eliminated from the GAF.

If you do want a new copy, they are available at www.arestisystem.com. (Note: Chrome users have experienced problems with the site, but it seems to work with Internet Explorer.)

This year, CIVA implements its new rules on "Free Known" programs for the World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Poland and the World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited and Advanced) in Hungary. Selection of a US Unlimited Aerobatic Team (Power) and US Glider Aerobatic Teams (Advanced and Unlimited) will be carried out at this year's US National Aerobatic Championships in Sherman/Denison, Texas.

The IAC Board of Directors will be considering changes to the flight programs required to try out for the US Team. The Unlimited Team will compete at the WAC in 2017 which is…

Deadline for the submission of Nominating Petitions for IAC officer and director positions is April 6, 2016.

The offices of President, Secretary, and three (3) Director positions are up for election this year. Electronic balloting will begin soon after the nominations close and will run up until the week of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. The results of the election will be announced at the IAC Annual Membership meeting in Oshkosh that week.

Go to https://www.iac.org/news/director-officer-nominations-sought…

Our best wishes to everyone for 2016 -- we look forward to a successful, challenging, and fun year. There will be a full calendar of regional competitions, IAC will feature its "Grass Roots to the Top of the World" theme at EAA AirVenture this year, and the season will culminate in the US National Aerobatic Championships in Texas in September.

Our thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers throughout the country who make IAC's programs and activities possible. 

Happy New Year to all and Safe Flying!

Mike Heuer, President

The 2015 IAC Collegiate Program results are now official and can be viewed at: https://iaccdb.iac.org/leaders/collegiate/2015

Individual congratulations go to the following: 1) Patrick Mills from the University of North Dakota with 81.47%  2) Doug Clark from the United States Air Force Academy with 80.66% and 3) Trevor Rogers of the United States Air Force Academy with 79.58%. Collegiate individual  winners must be full-time undergraduate students, compete in the Sportsman…

The aerobatics portion of the World Air Games has now been completed and US National Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland (shown below) brings home a Bronze medal for his third place finish overall. The powered aerobatics pilots flew a Known, Free, Free Unknown, and 4 Minute Freestyle and unlike classical competitions like WAC, the 4 Minute was counted in the final results.

Not to be outdone, however, Holland once again proved his skill and prowess in the 4 Minute Freestyle, winning the event and bringing home Gold.  He competed in Dubai with three consecutive wins of the Freestyle at the…

IAC has announced its theme for EAA AirVenture 2016 along with its plans for an exhibit during the world's largest aviation event. The 2016 theme will be "Grass Roots to the Top of the World" and the exhibit will provide an overview of IAC, aerobatics, and the menu of choices that are available to members and enthusiasts for becoming involved in aerobatics.

IAC began in 1970 with the goal of promoting "grass roots" aerobatics, that is, to bring aerobatics to the local and regional areas through chapters and regional competitions. It has also provided…

The World Air Games begin in Dubai, UAE, this coming week and IAC member-pilots are on hand to compete against the best in the world in both powered and glider aerobatic events and represent the USA. Current US National Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland left two days ago for the Emirates and will practice at the contest site on December 1st. Rob will fly Zoltan Veres' MXS. Eric Lentz-Gauthier will be competing in the glider aerobatic competition and will fly a Swift shared with Markus Feyerabend. The competition flying will run from the 2nd through the 5th of December and will be covered at…

KNOWNS, FREE KNOWNS, IAC, and CIVA

by Mike Heuer, IAC President

I have appreciated the discussion regarding the new Free Known flight programs CIVA will introduce at the World and European Championships in 2016, both in power and glider, and thank all of you who have provided feedback and opinions. My comments below are rather lengthy but bear with me as the issues are worthy of further discussion.

Just to provide some background, the idea of the “Free Known” has been around a couple of years. I can remember one of our Unlimited Team pilots discussing…